Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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